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Media & Communications: New Ways to Provide Value
Business as usual is different now, and we're not going back to the "good" old days when the fa'ade of increasing billing rates masked a multitude of law firm management sins.
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Career Journal: Messaging New Marketing Concepts
Law firms have begun to recognize that segmenting their services can be a good thing and a legitimate business model to deploy.
Service As a Strategy, Not a Buzzword
Every touch point a client has with a firm can contribute meaningfully to client satisfaction ' or dissatisfaction.
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Managing Religious Diversity in the Workplace
In the U.S. workplace, increasing religious diversity means additional labor and employment responsibilities for in-house counsel, according to a new report from the Tanenbaum Center for Religious Understanding.
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Whistleblower Retaliation Cases
Recent notable whistleblower cases are in some instances defining what it takes to be a successful retaliation plaintiff; in other ways, these cases are merely shaping the battleground for cases yet to come.
The Importance of Background Checks
The government routinely requires certifications from its contractors, who provide everything from weapons systems used in combat to health care services paid by Medicare and Medicaid.
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Non-Compete Agreements
Rulings in two cases have substantially defined the landscape of non-competition law in Illinois, and have a profound impact on employers' use of restrictive covenants with their employees.
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Anti-Assignment Clause?
The Third Circuit recently reaffirmed the policy underlying anti-assignment provisions in connection with bankruptcy cases, and the extent of bankruptcy courts' jurisdiction after closure of a case.
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<i>In re Bellingham Ins. Agency</i>
The Supreme Court <I>may</I> finally clarify some of the confusion regarding a bankruptcy court's authority acknowledged by Justice Scalia in <I>Stern</I>.
Seventh Circuit Stumble
As fallout from <I> Stern v. Marshall</I> continues to disrupt bankruptcy litigation throughout the country, the Seventh Circuit recently provided a new contribution to the body of post-<I>Stern</I> authority from the Court of Appeals level.
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